Waxahachie

Yesterday Brenda, Renee and I went to Waxahachie, Tx, to see the old court house and the old section of the city.

Court House

Waxahachie was once a big cotton town and that is how they were able to finance the court house.  We went in and did a self tour of the building.  It is now divided into offices, but the interior is beautiful, with a winding staircase in the centre and beautiful old pieces of furniture.

We had lunch and then went to tour the old jail house.  Unfortunately, it is now mostly law offices and we could only see the outside.

Old Jail House

The grounds were beautiful.  There was a stream that ran to the left of the bldg., but it had hardly any water in it.  It has been dry here the last couple of years.

As you can see many of the trees are in leaf and some of the shrubs are in bloom.

There were multiple bldg. there that had been built in the 1800's and many have been well preserved.

We did the walking tour, stopping at the museum and then did the driving tour so we could see some of the old mansions.

I love old buildings.  Many of these homes were well maintained, but a few were in disrepair.  We saw several that were for sale and we girls discussed the cost of maintaining such a large house.

Renee and James have been hospitality personified. We will miss them. They really made sure we felt at home in their home.

Tomorrow we are heading for Hobart, Oklahoma.  The weather looks not too bad there and there is a good campground there for a reasonable price.

It has been a long winter for points north, but one can only think that there has to be a break soon!